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Published 21 Oct 2024, 14:16 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Active Lives Adult Surveys

Official notice

Authority: Sport England (Public body)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£18,000,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 6 Jan 2025awarded 4 Jun 2025
Awarded to IPSOS (MARKET RESEARCH) LTD

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Contract for Active Lives Adult Surveys Services 2025-2030/1 (National Survey Evaluating Adult & Young People Above the Age of 16 Years Participants’ Attitudes toward Physical Activity and Sports Participation)

The Contract is for a period of 5 years with an option to extend for a further period of 12 months.

CPV: Social research services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal
Delivery: UK
Extensions: Re-Tendered if requiredVariant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 65%Price: 25%Social value: 10%
Published sub-criteria (3)
  • Technical: 65%
  • Commercial: 25%
  • Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Commercial: 25%
  • Technical: 65%
  • Social Value: 10%
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 25 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2.5 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
21 Oct 2024, 14:16 BST
Last source update
12 Jun 2025, 09:06 BST
Award evaluation window
6 Jan 2025 – …
Authority reference
SE1179
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-031734
Classification (CPV)
Social research services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04afad Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on JAGGAER
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail
Submission deadline
6 Jan 2025, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
6 Jan 2025, 13:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

6 Jan 2025 → 12 Jun 2025 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    6 Jan 2025, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    6 Jan 2025, 13:00 GMT
  3. Notice published
    12 Jun 2025, 09:06 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    12 Jun 2025, 09:06 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £1,863,4001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 33 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 4 Jun 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
IPSOS (MARKET RESEARCH) LTDActive Lives Adult Surveys Services 2025-2030/1£1,863,400 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3bids · 3 electronic3——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Sport England

Contracting authorityPublic bodyBody governed by public lawGeneral public services SportPark, 3 Oakwood Drive, Loughborough, UK, LE11 3QFContact email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Cabinet OfficeReview body Cabinet Office
  • Cabinet Office - Procurement Review UnitReview body London
  • Civil Mediation Council (CMC)Mediation body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.